There fails to be authentic/ documented proof of the existence of Heaven or Hell. According to scientists, words in religious texts do not warrant the ubiquity of a divine being. Yet, there are those who believe in a higher power.
For some, proof of Heaven is of no importance. They are led...

Over the recent years the “N-word” has changed from reminding those of slavery, lynching, segregation, and racism to referring to someone as their buddy or acquaintance; the fear of using the word has made others uncomfortable and awkward, proposing queries such as, “Is it ever okay to use the...

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.
W H Auden
So let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
Franklin D....

Cool fingertips pressed against my chest and frozen breath refrigerated my heated façade. The night was serene…not a whisper…not an indication of act. Only thing that could be heard was the pounding of my heart and hers…two drums beating in ecstasy.
Our bodies intertwined as vine would, w...

They do not love that do not show their love. The course
of true love never did run smooth. Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.
-William Shakespeare
Romeo
Soft as pale white powder, sweet as a ripe orange from Florida, wet as dew on morning grass; sweet lips...

All time is borrowed time and eventually we have to give it back, but unless we make the most of the time that has been granted, what can be attained will become unattainable. John Tyree and Savannah Lynn Curtis knew all to well about effects of time and how it can either build upon something so be...

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